Hand-cart.



No. 779,918. PATENTED JAN.10, 1905. M. H. DALEY.

HAND CART.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 24, 1903. RENEWED N0 v. 22. 1904.

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PATENT OFFICE.-

MICHAEL H. DALEY, OF CHARLES CITY, IOWA;

HAND-CART.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 779,913, dated January 10,

Application filed November 24, 1908. Renewed November 22, 1904. Serial No. 233,8538.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, MICHAEL H. DALEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Charles City, in the county of Floyd and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hand-Carts; and I do declare the following to-be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in hand-carts; and it consists in a frame mounted upon supporting-wheels and forming a bellcrank lever from which the cart-body is pivotally suspended, so as to be readily raised from and lowered to the ground.

The object of my invention is to provide a device of this character which will be simple in construction, durable in use, very eificient for the purposes intended, and comparatively inexpensive to produce.

With this and other objects in View the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved hand-cart,show

ing the body of the same in its elevated position. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view through the same, the body being in its lower position, resting upon the ground. Fig. 3 is a top plan view. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of one of the castings or plates. Fig. 5 is a similar view of one of the hangers.

Referring to the drawings by numeral, 1 denotes a frame, which may be of any suitable construction, but which is preferably constructed as shown and described in Letters Patent numbered 650,374, granted to me May 29, 1900. As illustrated, it comprises two side bars 2, having their rear ends connected by a.

transverse handle-bar 3 and their front ends secured in grooves formed in castings or plates 4. Each of said castings 4 has at its front end an upwardly and rearwardly projecting portion 5 and a downwardly and forwardly projecting portion 6. Through openings in secure said braces 12 to the side bars, also engage the curved portion of the axle to support the same more securely. Upon the bent ends or spindles 7 of the axle are mounted suitable supporting-wheels 14.

Upon the inner faces of the upper projecting portions 5 of the castings or plates are inwardly-projecting pivots 15, from Which the box or body 16 of the cart is pivotally suspended by means of hangers 17. Said pivots may be in the form of removable bolts or screws, but are preferably integral studs, as shown, formed with laterally-projecting lugs orlips18. Theupper ends ofthehangers 17 are formed with key-shaped openings 19, through which said studs 15 project, said key-shaped opening being so disposed that when the body is swung up to an inverted position with the hangers vertical the latter may readily disengage from the pivot-studs to detach the body from the frame. The lower ends of the hangers are bolted upon the inside of the sides of the body and have their bent ends 20 projecting through the bottom of the body and bolted to its under side.

The body 16 of the cart is preferably in the form of a rectangular box having an open top and an open front end, the hangers 17 being secured to the centers of its sides in order to balance the same. At the front end of each of the sides of the body is secured a vertical stake 21, which projects above the upper edge of the side and is engaged by a U-shaped staple 21, secured adjacent to the end of a crossbar 22, which is adapted to prevent a barrel or other object slipping out of the front end of the body. Apertures 23 are formed in the upper ends of the stakes 21, in which a pin or key may be inserted to prevent the casual displacement of said cross-bar.

Upon reference to Figs. 1 and 2 it will be disconnected and the frame 1 swung to a verupon the ground to permit a barrel or other upon the same.

seen that owing to the manner in which the body is suspended from the frame 1 when said frame is raised and lowered it will act as a bell-crank lever to raise the body above the ground or to lower it upon the ground to permit it to be readily loaded. \V hen the cart is in the position shown in Fig. 2, the weight of the body alone is suflioient to hold the frame 1 in its elevated position, as shown, and when the frame is swung down to its horizontal position to elevate the body the pivots 15, from which the body is suspended, will pass over or beyond the vertical center line of the axle, thereby throwing the weight of the body and its load between the supporting-wheels 14: and the supporting-legs to thus maintain the body in its elevated position, as seen in Fig. 1.

Since the body is hung close to the ground, the point of suspension will generally be above the center of gravity of the body and its load, so that the body will always swing to an approximately horizontal position. Should, however, the load upon the body be top-heavy or so unevenly balanced that the body will not remain horizontal, 1 provide a brace-rod 25, having an eye at one end to loosely attach it to the body by a staple or screw-eye 26 and a hook 27 at its opposite end adapted to engage the axle, as shown in Fig. 3. If desired, said brace-rod 25 may be loosely secured to the axle, so that its hooked end will engage an eye or staple upon the body. hen the body is attached rigidly to the frame 1 by means of this brace-rod, it may be readily inverted to dump its contents by simply swinging the frame 1 up to a vertical position and then down in the opposite direction.

The operation and advantages of my invention will be readily understood from the foregoing description,taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings and the following statements. When the brace-rod 25 is tical position, the body or box will be lowered heavy object to be easily rolled or loaded By drawing down the frame to a horizontal position it will act as a bellcrank lever and elevate the bod y, as will be readily understood. WVhen the cart is pushed or pulled along by the operator, the side bars of the frame 1 are slightly inclined to raise the legs off of the ground, and the pivots will be directly over the axles, thus throwing the weight of the load solely upon the supporting-wheels. Since the body is pivotally suspended, it will always swing to a horizontal position when its load is properly balanced, and the cart may be moved up or down hill without danger of spilling its contents. Should the load be top-heavy, the body'may be secured rigidly to the frame by means of the brace-rod or any similar device.

It is thus seen that the device is of simple, strong, durable, and comparatively inexpensive construction and is well adapted for innumerable uses.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a hand-cart, the combination of side bars,plates secured thereto, arearwardly-bent axle between and secured to the side bars, having its end portions extended outwardly through openings in the plates, supportingwheels on the end portions of the axle, a body having hangers rising therefrom, means to pivotally attach the hangers to the plates, above the axle, and a rod to detachably connect the body to the rearwardly-bent portions of the axle.

2. In a hand-cart, the combination of a supporting-frame mounted upon wheels, pivots upon said frame, a box or body, and hangers secured to said box or body and engaging said pivots to suspend said box or body, said pivots being key-shaped to permit said hangers to be readily attached to and detached from them when said hangers are turned to a certain angle, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MICHAEL H. DALEY.

Witnesses:

CARL ZIELSTORTT, F. C. N EI-ILO. 

